Those so-called "Christian" holidays began as major Pagan holidays that the Christian church appropriated. Christmas is the winter solstice. Easter is the spring equinox.
As to why they celebrate the modern versions instead of the original versions... *shrug* I squawked when I read McGonagall asking someone to pass the ketchup.
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Date: 2004-08-11 08:41 pm (UTC)As to why they celebrate the modern versions instead of the original versions... *shrug* I squawked when I read McGonagall asking someone to pass the ketchup.